Bottle-cap.



F. G. KOLLENBERG.

BOTTLE GAP.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1913.

i 1 070,701 Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

Inventor Witnesses -01, I V Attorney;

UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

FREDERICK G. KOLLENBERG, OF OW'ENSBORG, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM E. DANHAUER, OF OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY.

BOTTLE-CAP.

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Application filed February 2-6, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK G. KOL- LENBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Owensboro, in the county of Daviess and State of Kentucky, have in vented a new and useful Bottle-Cap, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle caps, one of its objects being to provide a cap which constitutes an efficient closure for the bottle,

holding the stopper of the cap positively in.

position so that it cannot become unseated as the result of rough handling, climatic changes, etc.

A further object is to provide a cap which can be applied readily and which includes a hinged member and a bendable neck engaging member shiftable into position to fasten the hinged member in closed position and also shiftable to release said hinged memher so that it can be used as a hinged closure.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is cheap to manufac ture and which can be readily placed in and removed from position.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the com bination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, witlr out departing from the spirit of the inven tion.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown. I

In said drawings :Figure l is a plan View of a bottle having the present improve ments in position thereon, the closure being shown secured in closed position. Fig. 2 is a section on line A.B Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line C-D Fig. 1. Fig. t is a plan view of the closure, the parts being shown separated. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of the ring.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a split ring which is U-shaped in cross section, the said ring be ing provided at equal distances from its ends with V-shaped incisions 2, these incisions being diametrically opposed so that the split ring is thus sub-divided into a cen- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 19,1913.

Serial No. 750,892.

tral semi-circular portion 3 and end pertions 4:. A bendable tongue 53 extends from one of the end portions and is adapted to be inserted into a slot formed in the other end portion. The ring is so shaped and proportioned as to fit snugly around the mouth of a bottle and when thus positioned with the tongue 5 inserted through the slot (3 and bent back, the ring will not become displaced relative to the bottle.

A tongue 7 is formed at the center of the middle portion 3 preferably by cutting incisions in said portion from the inner edge of the top thereof as shown particularly in Fig. 4. This tongue 7 constitutes a hinge member and extends through a slot 7 formed in a disk 8 preferably made of thin sheet metal. This disk has a central depression or recess 9 in the center of the then bent back so as to form a hinge loop.

The semi-circular portion 3 of the ring is then slid onto the neck of the bottle so as to engage the rib surrounding the mouth thereof. The disk 8 is then swung downwardly so as to force the stopper 10 into the mouth of the bottle after which the end portions 4 of the ring are bent inwardly against the bottle neck so that the top flanges of said end portions will lap the marginal portion of the disk 8 and hold said portion pressed toward the bottle neck, thus clamping the flange 11 of the cork tightly onto the neck. As the end portions t are moved toward each other, the tongue 5 is brought into position where it can be inserted into the slot 6 and bent back, thus securely fastening the parts to the bottle. Obviously with the stopper thus held in place, there is no danger of it becoming removed accidentally. When it is desired to use the contents of the bottle, the tongue 5 is removed from the slot 6 and the end portions 4: of the ring are bent outwardly. The disk 8 is then swung upwardly about its hinge so as to partly or entirely withdraw the stopper 10 from the neck whereupon the end portions 4 are again pressed back toward each other and into engagement with the bottle neck and tongue 5 is inserted through slot 6 and bent back so as thus to fasten the ring to the bottle neck. Vhen disk 8 is released it will gravitate down onto the central and end portions 3 and 4 of the ring and stopper 10 can be forced into the neck of the bottle. Thus the bottle will remain closed until it is clesired to remove a portion of its contents whereupon the disk 8 can be swung upwardly, thus exposing the opening in the bottle neck.

It is to be understood that the cap herein described is particularly designed for use in connection with ink bottles, although it is to be understood that it can be used wherever it is desired to employ a hinged cover which will be fastened securely in closed position after the bottle has received its initial contents but which can be released and used as a hinged cover or cap by the purchaser.

What is claimed is A bottle cap including a split ring shaped transversely to embrace the annular rib upon the mouth of a bottle neck, said ring having incisions dividing the ring into end portions and anintermediate portion, the said end portions being bendable at the points of incision relative to the intermediate portion, a tongue formed with the intermediate por tion, a disk adapted to rest upon said intermediate portion and to be lapped and retained by the end portions of the ring, said disk having an opening for the reception of the tongue to form a hinge connection, a stopper carried by the disk and adapted to enter the mouth of a bottle to which the cap is applied, and a tongue extending from one of the end portions for entering an opening in the opposed end portion to tie the ring about the mouth of a bottle neck.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK G. KOLLENBERG.

Witnesses:

J. F. SLACK, JOHN L. OBERST.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

